grunion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
grunion (plural grunions)
- Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.